If you look at the growth of the percentage of tests returning positive, it further debunks the Oxford model. If we were at anything close to 50 percent you wouldn't see this. As the probability of the person presenting symptoms at the hospital to the point of being admitted and having covid would be far higher than we are seeing.
On the 16th of march it was 3.5 percent, and has risen to 30 percent as of yesterday.

Just on what the deal is
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Sorry diggers what deal?
Redundancy? Or cash for being out of work?
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Government aid to companies who would otherwise have laid people off. Up until June. £2,500 a month

comment by Admin1 (U1)
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comment by Irishred (U2539)
posted 13 seconds ago
Another 832 deaths in Spain
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Absolutely horrible
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When will it plateau mate?
Are you and us in for similar situations to Italy and Spain
One hopes not but who can be sure?
Our ICU units could be full by Monday

comment by Irishred (U2539)
posted 8 minutes ago
comment by Admin1 (U1)
posted 29 seconds ago
comment by Irishred (U2539)
posted 13 seconds ago
Another 832 deaths in Spain
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Absolutely horrible
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When will it plateau mate?
Are you and us in for similar situations to Italy and Spain
One hopes not but who can be sure?
Our ICU units could be full by Monday
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I think you have shut down earlier, we shut down later.

comment by Insert random username (U10647)
posted 10 minutes ago
comment by Irishred (U2539)
posted 8 minutes ago
comment by Admin1 (U1)
posted 29 seconds ago
comment by Irishred (U2539)
posted 13 seconds ago
Another 832 deaths in Spain
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Absolutely horrible
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When will it plateau mate?
Are you and us in for similar situations to Italy and Spain
One hopes not but who can be sure?
Our ICU units could be full by Monday
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I think you have shut down earlier, we shut down later.

At this point it's a sad and sorry wait to see 😔
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Unfortunately mate that looks to be the case

72% satisfied with Johnson
73% satisfied with the Gvt
77% satisfied with @RishiSunak

Source: NumberCruncher Politics
https://t.co/EWOtr0JHIL

Give it 3 weeks and it will be a lot lower
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Why do you believe that? Are you expecting something we don’t? This isn’t a dig btw. Genuine question.

I think (fwiw) the government have been very clear for some time that we expect a significant rise in deaths. The building of new hospitals and morgues all point to that so everyone knows, yet still we have these high approval ratings.